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History of Space Exploration

By brooketaylorritter

  • Sputnik 1 is sent into space

    Sputnik 1 is sent into space
    The Soviet satellite "Sputnik 1" is the first object sent into spave and to successfully orbit the Earth.

  • Explorer 1

    Explorer 1
    The first United States satellite to orbit the Earth - Explorer 1 - is launched.

  • NASA is formed

    NASA is formed
    NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administation) is formed.

  • Yuri Gagarin goes into space

    Yuri Gagarin goes into space
    Russian citizen, Yuri Gagarin, is the first human in space. (he orbits the Earth.)

  • Alan Sheperd

    Alan Sheperd
    Alan Shepard is the first United States citizen to go into space.

  • John Glenn orbits the Earth

    John Glenn orbits the Earth
    John Glenn is the first United Sates citizen to orbit the Earth.

  • Neil Armstrong walks the moon

    Neil Armstrong walks the moon
    Apollo 11 crew member Neil Armstrong is the first man to walk on the moon. HIs fellow Apollo astronaut crew member Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin is right behind him, becoming the second man to walk on the moon.

  • First "re-usable" space craft

    First "re-usable" space craft
    The first American space shuttle is launched. This marks the us of the first "re-usable" spave craft.

  • Challenger explodes

    Challenger explodes
    The space shuttle Challanger explodes shortly after take-off.

  • Human habitation in International Space Station

    Human habitation in International Space Station
    Human habitation in the International Space Station begins. (I couldn't find the day and month. I could only find the year.)